‘May God Shield us from the Plague.’ Vernacular Remedies for the Plague from Moyshe Kalish’s Yiddish Self-help Medical Book Seyfer Yerum Moyshe (Amsterdam 1679)

Between the years 1650 and 1800, Amsterdam became the center of Yiddish printing. Vernacular medical writings were among the variety of Yiddish books published in Amsterdam. The Yiddish remedies book Seyfer Yerum Moyshe, published in 1679, was written by Moyshe Rofe mi-Kalish. In this article I inte...

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Main Author: Zaidman-Mauer, Daniella (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2022
In: Zutot
Year: 2022, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 144-162
Further subjects:B Medicine
B Ashkenaz
B Pandemics
B healing powers
B Religion
B Piety
B Vernacular
B Faith
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